HyperBBQ » 16-segment-displays http://www.hyperbbq.com The trials and tribulations of two college guys on a quest to conquer this thing called life Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:04:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Control System Prototype Built http://www.hyperbbq.com/index.php/2007/11/10/control-system-prototype-built/ http://www.hyperbbq.com/index.php/2007/11/10/control-system-prototype-built/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:38:40 +0000 Aaron http://www.hyperbbq.com/index.php/2007/11/15/control-system-prototype-built/ Here’s the prototype for the data bus multiplexing system to run the sixteen segment displays.

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]]> http://www.hyperbbq.com/index.php/2007/11/10/control-system-prototype-built/feed/ 1 New Project: Computer-Controlled Displays http://www.hyperbbq.com/index.php/2007/11/01/new-project/ http://www.hyperbbq.com/index.php/2007/11/01/new-project/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:58:06 +0000 Aaron http://hyperbbq.com/?p=7 We’ve decided to build four sixteen-segment displays, each 8 feet tall and 4 feet wide, composed of 800 twinkle Christmas lights each. The project will be documented incrementally, so check back often. The displays are made from eight 2×3 boards. Each display is divided into sixteen segments to allow for better creation of each letter that scrolls across. This has been our most time consuming project so far. Expectations are high, and so far it has exceeded them. More pictures soon!

For now, see the gallery.

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